Ghana and Egypt led Africa’s most aggressive interest-rate cuts in 2025, as easing inflation, improving currency stability, and stronger external buffers gave policymakers room to pivot away from years of restrictive monetary policy.
After some of the sharpest tightening cycles in decades to co
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Bunmi Bailey
Bunmi holds a degree in Economics from the University of Lagos and has over eight years of experience in content writing and journalism.
Her career spans roles as a financial and business journalist at BusinessDay Media and TechCabal, and as Head of Research at SBM Intelligence, an Africa-focused market intelligence and strategic consulting firm.
She also served as Editor at Finance in Africa, a subsidiary of Businessfront and is currently Assistant Editor, Finance (Africa), at BusinessDay.